Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia macrorrhiza or odora

From: "Abrimaal Svartvinter" <abrimaal at o2.pl> on 2004.12.22 at 14:47:14(12490) Hello This is A. odora in 95% When not in bloom you can distinguish them by leaves A. odora had slightly peltate leaves, macrorhiza not what is easiest to see in young plants, because an adult A. odora sometimes produces almost non-peltate leaves The inflorescences are more different: You can compare them here A. odora: http://www.roberek.net/abrimaal/araceum/alocasia/macroinf2.jpg (don't be deceived by the filename, initially I also had a poblem with these two) +More A. macrorhiza: http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/beverly/bt0104.jpg Greetings Marek Argent ----- Original Message ----- To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:13 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia macrorrhiza or odora Is this Alocasia macrorrhiza or odora in the photos? It is growing naturalized in a nearby swampy area. There are 2 big patches of this Alocasia. What is the main differences between the 2 species? PHOTO 1 http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/leu242/detail?.dirëe6&.dnm­2b.jpg&.src=ph PHOTO 2 http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/leu242/detail?.dirëe6&.dnm©33.jpg&.src=ph Thanks, Eric Orlando,FL z9b __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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